Hello, my name is Ilya and I live in the metro area of Minneapolis, MN and I am a student at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul MN majoring in Electrical Engineering and minoring in Physics.
Photography is my hobby as well as my profession, I’ve spent the past few years working for my University in the University relations department as a student photographer as well as doing freelance work in the metro area. I recently quit both of these jobs and started working at a local up and coming nonprofit organization called Face Forward, which is currently striving to be a well known local booking and talent agency as well as a media production house. For my job I shoot digital, and for personal work I shoot both film and digital, but I prefer to shoot film when I can afford it.
This blog will feature a variety of photography, most of it involving people. Whether it be street photography or a shoot done on location or in a studio, if it has people involved, I’ll try it.
You can also find me at deviantART
My portfolio can be found here
The Face Forward website (still under construction) can be found here
Many photographers seek to make something new or groundbreaking with their work, I just want to be honest with mine
December 30, 2011 at 3:13 am
Hi
I’ve just read your Solargraph tutorial, and I wondered why don’t you recommend the use of film? It’s way more to sensitive to paper to endure a six months exposure?
December 30, 2011 at 3:44 am
Film sensitivity is exactly what you don’t want if you want to create a six month long exposure. Since paper is much less sensitive than film, it’s ideal for use in pinhole cameras, especially cameras of this nature.